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02-26-2024, 08:23 PM
https://whatculture.com/tv/10-changes-family-guy-hoped-you-wouldnt-notice-2?rf=homepage
Mila Kunis wasn't the first actor to play Meg Griffin!
BY GARETH MORGAN
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024
Since debuting in January 1999, Seth MacFarlane's beloved Family Guy has experienced something of a rollercoaster existence.
A cancellation after its second season and subsequent revival for the third would then be followed by yet another cancellation in 2002, before finally being given a final life-line in 2005. In short, it's been a bumpy old road for the Griffins and co.
Yet, with this many changes early on and the show's increasing popularity over time, Family Guy was always going to find itself morphing and evolving in response to these ever-changing circumstances. While some alterations were welcomed and openly acknowledged by the show, such as the radical tonal shift away from being a Simpsons-imitation early on, others appeared to have been subtly sneaked in or out of the show in an effort to not draw too much attention to them.
Characters completely changing their core beliefs, vital parts of backstories being buried deep in the ground, or even significant voices being re-cast under our very noses, are just a few examples of major Family Guy change-ups that this animated titan hoped you wouldn't notice were a thing.
Mila Kunis wasn't the first actor to play Meg Griffin!
BY GARETH MORGAN
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024
Since debuting in January 1999, Seth MacFarlane's beloved Family Guy has experienced something of a rollercoaster existence.
A cancellation after its second season and subsequent revival for the third would then be followed by yet another cancellation in 2002, before finally being given a final life-line in 2005. In short, it's been a bumpy old road for the Griffins and co.
Yet, with this many changes early on and the show's increasing popularity over time, Family Guy was always going to find itself morphing and evolving in response to these ever-changing circumstances. While some alterations were welcomed and openly acknowledged by the show, such as the radical tonal shift away from being a Simpsons-imitation early on, others appeared to have been subtly sneaked in or out of the show in an effort to not draw too much attention to them.
Characters completely changing their core beliefs, vital parts of backstories being buried deep in the ground, or even significant voices being re-cast under our very noses, are just a few examples of major Family Guy change-ups that this animated titan hoped you wouldn't notice were a thing.